[GCompris-devel] Search feature

[RISHABH GUPTA]

On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 5:00 PM, Johnny Jazeix <jazeix at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> 2016-01-12 11:54 GMT+01:00 Bruno Coudoin <bruno.coudoin at gcompris.net>:
> >
> >
> > Le 12/01/2016 10:39, Holger Kaelberer a écrit :
> >
> >> Me too.
> >>
> >> Users (also the adult ones) tend to not read documentation and imho a
> >> "search" feature is useful enough to keep it visible. If we opt for
> >> the section header it could still be put at the right/lower of the list.
> > I agree the search feature is useful but not for all our user. More, for
> > the smaller one they will enter it and get lost. At least this new
> > search button should not be there by default, better let the advanced
> > users search a little bit for the option than confusing the new ones
> > with an advanced feature.
>
> One advantage of having it as a section is that when no search is
> entered, all the activities are displayed. For now, the user has to
> navigate to find the good section.
> I agree with putting it at the end of the list.
>

> We can also think to add an "advanced mode" in conf where we can add
> things that won't be used by children but by developers/parents.
>
> >>
> >>>>
> >>>>     Maybe we can put
> >>>>     it on the section bar, with a setting to display it or not
> >>>> (false by
> >>>>     default)?
> >>
> >> I don't like the bar option because imho it does not belong there.
> >> Activity selection is controlled via the section header and
> >> preselecting activities via a search feature is part of this task as
> >> is categorial grouping and personal favorites.
> > Here the suggestion was to use the 'section bar' so you agree. I also
> > back you, I don't like much using the control bar for that.
> >>
> >>>>
> >>>>     For the sections on top, it is a list, so it should resize
> >>>>     automatically if we add one more.
> >>
> >> +1
> >>
> >> Add a magnifier icon (or so) to the section list and present a
> >> TextInput (or so) onClicked, either replacing the section bar (in
> >> landscape) or, maybe more generic, overlaying it on top of the whole
> >> scene.
> > I agree on that but more complex, in portrait mode the search bar should
> > be on top anyway.
>
> Yes, having the search bar on top in both case.
>

 The activities  take up the area on top .How do we place it on the top ?



> >>
> >>
> >>>>
> >>>> So my proposal:
> >>>>
> >>>> On desktop and mobile in landscape mode,we can place the icon on the
> >>>> bottom next to configuration
> >>>> icon ,since there is enough space ,on clicking it would expand to a
> >>>> search bar .
> >>>>
> >>>>  For potrait mode  i like what bruno sir suggested .
> >>>>
> >>>> If anyone else has any other suggestion then please provide
> >>>> them,would be a great help . :)
> >>> Another idea, we improve the bar as to make the buttons shrink to
> >>> suit the window width so it is not
> >>> a problem to put the option even in portait mode.
> >>>
> > We can keep the idea of improving the control bar to make it suit the
> > window width. But let's use the section bar to add the search button.
> >
>
> For me, I consider it a bug that the buttons in configuration can
> sometimes overlap the screen width. I didn't have time to dig it yet.
>
> Johnny
>
> > Idea, we could add a swipe gesture on the section bar to switch from
> > section mode to search.
> >
> > Bruno.
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